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$513 M Gum/nu Patented ept. 9 193 oeravn LE CLAIR VALENTINE, or nnrnenronr, CONNECTICUT, assrenon, BY MESNE assremrnnrs, 'ro THE BAY CorrrANY, or snrnenronr, ConnnCrrcUr, a oonrona- 'rronr or DELAWARE 1 "oonrarnnn Application'filed April 10, 1928, Serial No. 268,954. Renewed December 3, 1929.

- lar parts thro ughout both views of the This invention relates to containers, and more particularly to containers for rolls of adhesive plaster, of the type disclosed in an application filed by me for containers, April 5, 1927, Serial No. 181,023.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a container of the character referred to improved in certain specific respects, whereby the construction is simplifiedand rendered less expensive, and to provide a better commercial form of container as Well as one which is handier to use, and

more positively guards the contained plaster 7 roll against dirt and contamination.

Uther objects of this invention will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, arrangement of parts, and combinations of elements which will be more particularly pointed out hereinafter and the scope of the application of which will be pointed out in the claims that follow.

In order that a clearer understanding of this invention may be had, attention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application and i1lustrating certain possible embodiments of my invention, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of a roll of adhesive plaster and two separable parts or sections of the container therefor, all in disassembled relation; and Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional View of a closed container enclosing a roll-of adhesive plaster.

Similar reference characters refer to simidrawings.

Referring to the drawings, the roll 1 of adhesive plaster, preferably wound on a core 2, of cardboard, wood, or other material, is adapted to he slid upon a spindle 3 so as to be confined between a head 4 on the extremity of the spindle and a bead 5 on the spindle suflicientl spaced from its opposite end to prevent t e roll of plaster from moving underneath the flange 6 of a cover plate or disk 7 secured to the adjacent end of spindle 3. The bead 4c and a portion of the spindle adjacent thereto are split, as at 8, to allow sufficient contraction of the beadto permit the core of the adhesive plaster roll to pass thereby, and are resilient so that after the adhesive plaster roll has passed by, the bead will automatically assume its natural diametrical dimension, overlapping the end of core 2 and preventing the roll of plaster from leaving the spindle. The spindle may be tubular and have its end disposed in and firmly turned and clinched to the periphery of an opening provided therefor in the center of the cover A plug or cap 9 may be disposed in the opening thus presented, and may be held therein by friction or otherwise.

The roll of adhesive plaster, thus carried on the spindle 3,'is adapted to be enclosed by a member comprising a body 10 closed at one end by a bottom wall 11. The open end of this member is adapted to engage frictionally beneath the flange 6 of the cover '7, and preferably has a head 12 which seats in close proximity to the outer edge of flange 6, which may also be provided with a bead, as at 13. At the center of bottom 11 is a circular groove 14: in which the beaded end 4 of the spindle 3 seats, preferably with some resilient pressure against the bottom, when the container is closed, to anchor and support the free end of the spindle and thus to prevent the weight of the roll? of adhesive plaster from displacing the spindle sufficiently, when the container is resting on its side, to allow the roll of adhesive plaster to rest against the side of the container. Should the roll of adhesive plaster rest on its side for any appreciable length oftime, the weight of the roll would tend to cause the adhesive substance of the turns to adhere permanently to the backing fabric of the adjacent turns, thus rendering the plaster defective where this pressure had occurred. In accordance with my present invention, the above is accomplished without requiring a post to be formed on the bottom 11 and without screw-threads, bayonet slots, lugs, and the like. By reason of the cover flange 6 overlapping the body 10, there is less likelihood of dirt entering the closed container than when the cover fits insidethe body and the joint points toward the center of the container instead of toward the cover. At the same time the bead 5 prevents this flange from interfering with the unrolling of the plaster. The simplicity of the construction is readily apparent, as Well as its inexpensiveness, since all parts may be constructed of tin, or other inexpenslve material.

hat I claim is p 1. A container of the character described, including, in combination, a cover having a peripheral flange, a spindle secured at one end to the cover, a bead on the spindle outside the space enclosed by said fiange, and a bead on the free end of the spindle, said spindle being adapted to support rotatably a roll of adhesive plaster confined thereon between said beads. Y

2. A container of the character described, including, in combination, a cover'having a peripheral flange, a spindle secured at one end to the cover, a bead on the spindle outside thespace enclosed by said flange, a bead on the free end of the spindle, said spindle being adapted to support rotatably a roll of adhesive plaster confined thereon between said beads, and an enclosing member having a bottom, the 0 en end of said member frictionally engaging beneath the cover flange and the bottom having a circular groove engaging the free' end of the spindle to prevent the spindle yielding sufliciently to allow the roll of adhesive plaster thereon to rest against the side ofthe enclosing member whenthe container is closed and is lying on its side.

This specificationsigned this 31st day of March, 1928. 5

OCTAVE LE CLAIR VALENTINE. 

